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No. 506,258. Patented Oct, 10, 1893.

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JOHN t. RITEE, OE BROWNSVILLE, INDIANA.

WIRE FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 506,258, dated October10, 1893.

Application filed August 30, 1892. Serial No. 444,564. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN L. RITER, of Brownsville,in the county of Unionand State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Wire Fences (Oase D 5) and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as Will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame. l

My invention relates to an improvement in wire fences, and moreparticularly to the cable employed in the construction thereof theobject being to construct a light elastic cable that is sufficientlystrong for the purpose for which it is intended, and at the same time issufficiently large to enable it to be readily seen from a distance.

With these ends in view my invention consists in an elastic cable forfencing; made of a series of spirally coiled wires arrangedapproximately parallel, the said parallel wires being connected by amesh Wire the latter being twisted around the parallel wires atintervals.

My invention further consists in the combination with rigid posts and anintermediate pivoted post, Of cables attached to said posts,` each cableconsisting of a series of spirally coiled wires arranged approximatelyparallel and connected by a mesh Wire, the latter being twisted aroundthe parallel wires at intervals.

My invention further consists in the combination with posts and cablessecured thereto, each cable being composed of spirally coiled wi resarranged approximately parallel, the said parallel wires being connectedby a mesh wire twisted around same at intervals, of vertical stay rodsand locks for securing the cables to the stay rods. V My inventionfurther consists in the parts and combinations of parts asV will be morefully described and pointed out in the claims.

one or more posts B pivoted to anchors firmly embedded in the ground.The cables C are secured to the posts, and as these cables are elasticas will be hereinafter described, it will row', two to six turns to afoot of wire, each coil or turn being of a diameter from an eighth tohalf an inch; coils or turns of these dimensions are sufficient for afence the posts of which are located the vordinary distance apart. Thesespirally coiled wires are arranged approximately parallel as'shown, canbe plain or barbed as desired, and are connected by the mesh wire Dwhich latter is twisted around the parallel wires alternately atintervals as shown, thus forming in effect a skeleton strip, soconstructed however that it will freely give or yield when subjected tostrain, and free to expand and contract under varying temperatures. Witha fence thus constructed,the sections thereof, between the rigid postsare perfectly free to yield or give under pressure, and when pressure isremoved the wires being in effect springs immediately cause the sectionto fly back to its normal position. By this means the danger of injuryto stock coming in contact with the fence is in a large measureobviated.

To prevent fowls, and animals from getting through the fence between theelastic cables, I employ stay rods E and locks F. The vertical stay rodsare located at suitable intervals apart and are locked to some or all ofthe cables by the locks F. y While these rods and locks preventseparation of the cables, they in no wise limit thefree elongation andcontraction thereof before described.

It is evident that numerous slight changes might be resorted to in therelative arrangement-of parts herein shownuwithout departing from thespirit and scope of my invention. Hence I would have it understood thatI do not wish to confine ymyself to theexact construction herein shown;but,

Having fully described my invention, what ICG ranged approximatelyparallel and connected by a mesh wire, the latter being twisted aroundthe parallel wires at intervals as shown, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

JOHN L. RITER.

Vitnesses:

O. M. BALL, G. F. DOWNING.

